Four species of Lower Triassic (Scythian) ammonoids are recorded from Malakoff Hill, Wairaki Downs, Southland. The assemblage (Owenitescf.O. koeneni, Flemingitescf.lidacensis, Subvishnuites welteri,andWyomingitescf.aplanatus) clearly indicates that the fauna belongs to theMeekoceraszone (approximately Mid-Scythian), The Lower Triassic (Scythian) formations of the Circum-Pacific Region are reviewed and their ammonoid faunas attributed to the zones and ages of the Scythian Stage.